dinsdag 25 februari 2014

Last year I started selling pedals on eBay to see how it is to sell pedals to people I don't know in person. It was a bit of a tryout to see if I would like it to build batches of the same pedal, or if I should just keep it as a hobby for myself and sometimes for friends.
I really enjoyed last year! I met really cool people, discoverd new bands that otherwise I would have never heard of and had really great feedbacks on the pedals that I have built. I have sold them mainly in Europe, but also a couple overseas. At the end of 2013 I have sold almost 50 pedals which is not a bad start.

So for this year I will continue with ElectricMonkeyFX and take it step by step a bit further. I'm planning on building a website, doing demo video's and make everything look a bit more professional in general. Still I haven't set up a "pedal line" yet, so I will just keep trying different pedals this year. I will continue building Big Muffs anyway because I still think everyone should own one.

In the beginning of this year I also did some custom builds. One was a Ampeg Scrambler clone with an added booster stage, volume control and jacks on the top. The other one was a Violet Ramshead Big Muff clone with a black/yellow theme.

OK that was it for now.... But I will write soon because I have finished a "new" pedal!

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Hi I'm Mark. I have been playing in bands for over 15 years now and toured almost all over Europe and a big part of the US with some of my bands.
I got into building pedals around 2010 in a neverending search for the right sound for me. After building for myself and friends I'm now also taking custom orders.
I take classic designs and adjust them to what I think they should sound like and build them in a small enclosure. I like to keep the controls simple and basic so you don't have to search for the right settings when you're on a dark stage.
All pedals are completely handbuilt in the Netherlands in an old fashioned way but with some modern twists and a lot of attention for detail. Built with care on stripboard using high quality components and a robust building style so that they will survive almost anything.
For ordering or custom orders, please contact me at electricmonkyfx at gmail dot com.